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miracles never defy God's laws; they have causes within nature

Cited in 6 segments across 5 recordings · 2018 to 2021 · principle/principle:miracles-do-not-defy-natural-law

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5 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Do you believe in miracles? Mufti Abu Layth accepts miracles in the sense of life's wonders and timely help, but says God does not break His laws of nature and the supernatural signs failed their stated purpose. Question from the audienceposition checkedmu'jizah (miracle)miracles never defy God's laws; they have causes within natureQuran 88:17-20 (do they not look at the camel, the sky, the mountains and the earth), paraphrasedQuran 17:90-93 (Quraysh demand springs and signs; say: am I anything but a human messenger?), paraphrased machine7 min 43 s1:17:29on YouTube
19 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth In what sense is the Quran a miracle? The guest says the Quran's miracle is linguistic, a composition that cannot be emulated, not mathematical. Mufti Abu Layth adds that for him it is a miracle in the subjective experience of reading it, in its civilisational impact and in its literary symmetry, not in bending the laws of nature or in scientific foreknowledge. Question from live chatguest speechDr Shehzad Saleem (guest)dunyaakhirahmiracles never defy God's laws; they have causes within nature machine3 min 56 s1:42:47on YouTube
24 Dec 2018From the Mind of a Mufti If Muslims accept miracles that defy reason, can they still object that the Trinity is irrational? Muslims must hold the Quran to be in line with reason, because accepting miracles that make no sense removes any ground for objecting that three cannot equal one; consistency is all or nothing. Hijab denied that Muslims ever held anthropomorphic beliefs, but some did, though Mufti Abu Layth does not share them. Lessonposition checkedMohammed HijabDavid Woodal-Shafi'itajsim (anthropomorphism) machine2 min 24 s15:14on YouTube
24 Dec 2018From the Mind of a Mufti What should Muslims learn from the Wood versus Hijab debate? Thorough knowledge wins debates, Muslims must raise their adab, and they must be consistent: if the laws of nature do not matter for miracles, then there is no ground to say three cannot equal one. Clips about camel urine or suspended laws of nature send a confusing message. Lessonposition checkedMohammed HijabDavid Woodadabreport: the prophet told the sick to drink camel urine machine3 min 47 s27:53on YouTube
9 Apr 2018The Voice of Reason in Islam Do miracles in the Quran break the laws of nature? No, in Mufti Abu Layth's understanding: Allah does not break the laws He set, so every event called a miracle in the Quran has an explanation within nature, as fish falling from the sky does; abandoning reason would make every religion's claims equally valid. Lessonposition checkedmiracles never defy God's laws; they have causes within natureMusa (Moses) machine3 min 56 s1:05:16on YouTube
21 Feb 2018Responding to Refutations Does he believe in miracles? Yes, miracles exist on a spectrum, but none ever defies God's own laws. Rare events can occur, but they always have a cause and a natural explanation, whether or not it is known. Lessonposition checkedSunni Defence (YouTube channel)Aishamiracles never defy God's laws; they have causes within natureasbab (causes) machine2 min 39 s9:10on YouTube